What is I-O?

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific
study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are
applied to issues of critical relevance to business,
including talent management, coaching, assessment,
selection, training, organizational development,
performance, and work-life balance.

Christopher Rotolo is the Senior Director of Organization Measurement & Assessment for PepsiCo, where his team is responsible for PepsiCo’s core survey research processes such as the Organization Health survey, On Boarding survey, and Exit Survey. He is also responsible for PepsiCo’s enterprise-wide high potential assessment process and competency modeling. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Christopher led the Leadership Strategy and Research team within IBM’s Global Executive and Organization Capability group, where he was responsible for developing IBM’s strategy for leadership development, as well as designing and developing IBM’s leadership competency model, leadership assessment process, assessment centers, high potential identification, and social network analysis.

Christopher’s prior experiences have involved external consulting – both in large firms and small, as well as local and federal government experience. Christopher earned his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He is a member of the America Psychological Society, Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology and past president of Metropolitan New York Association of Applied Psychology. Christopher is also an adjunct professor at New York University, where he teaches Organizational Climate and Culture as well as Human Resource Selection.